Vivid Browser vs Web Private, Secure Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vivid Browser
Browse the web at your iPhone's maximum screen brightness, ideal for reading articles or social media in sunlight. An action extension allows quick opening and returning from other apps.
- Full brightness web browsing
- Action extension for quick access
- Optimized for reading in sunlight
- Seamless switching between apps
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Use Vivid to browse the web at your iPhone's full brightness. Wether you're reading a long article in the sun or you're browsing through your Twitter feed, with Vivid you'll be able to utilise the full brightness of your screen. Use the Action Extension to quickly open pages in Vivid from Safari or other apps and quickly go back to Safari as well. Note that Vivid Browser does not work make full screen videos brighter.
Web Private, Secure Browser
Browse the web with enhanced performance, security, and privacy. This lightweight browser offers an ad-free experience with built-in tracker blocking and cookie management. Its intuitive design prioritizes user-friendliness and accessibility.
- Ad-blocker
- Anti-tracker protection
- Cookie blocker
- SSL/HTTPS security
- Lightweight design (<10MB)
- Intuitive UI with bottom search bar
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An app for browsing the web, built from the ground up to improve performance, security, privacy, and to make sure it fits the platform and and feels at home in your device. Performance/ It is hard to put this in words, instead, try it for yourself, download Web Browser and see how fast it can load your favourite websites; did you notice the memory foot print of this app? Forget about using all your iPhone's storage downloading any other browser, this apps is under 10 MB and it plans to stay that way. Security/ Allowing only secure connections with SSL and HTTPS and making sure websites you visit have valid certificates. Privacy/ Anti-tracker protection and blocker, cookies blocker, and other features that make sure no one is watching your online activity, no one is finger printing you, and no one has access to your internet history. Ad-blocker/ You won't see ads anymore. Tailored for platform fit/ iOS// Making sure the design follows intuitive patterns, making it easy and reachable for your finger tips, and restricting the amount of touches that you need to accomplish any single task. Did you notice the search bar is at the bottom? Doesn't it feel more natural to have it accessible, closer to your thumb? Other web browsers, for example Safari, have also implemented the search bar at the bottom, but Web Browser was the first one to launch this revolutionary design, since back in 2020. macOS// Being on desktop means more power, more space, bigger screens, and bigger responsibilities. That is why it feels even more powerful than the competition, benchmark Web Browser against any other of your browsers, and you will notice a huge difference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Web Private, Secure Browser at 4.7 against Vivid Browser's 3.9. Web Private, Secure Browser also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Vivid Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Web Private, Secure Browser sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Vivid Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Web Private, Secure Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Vivid Browser's written reviews are positive against 63% of Web Private, Secure Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vivid Browser ships an update every 8 months, Web Private, Secure Browser every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vivid Browser | Web Private, Secure Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 4.7 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lumen Digital | Vicente Garcia Cortes |
Customer experience
Vivid Browser
Web Private, Secure Browser
In-app purchases
Vivid Browser
No in-app purchases
Web Private, Secure Browser
- Sponsor$0.99
- Bookmarks$2.99
- Web Intelligence$2.99
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- Images$2.99
- Cookie Centre$2.99
Questions
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